Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-24
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE CONTEST IN THE HOUSE.
SHALL THE VETO BE SUSTAINED
coNFEREEs ON THE RETALIATION BILL.
The Senate,

The Senate.
Tne usual sheaveS OF petitions from Grand Army
posts for the passage OF the dependent pension
Dill over the Presidents veto were presented and
laid on the table.
CONFEREES ON THE RETALIATION BILL.
Ihe House substitute for the fishery retaliation
Dill was disagreed to- and conference asked.
Messrs. Edmunds, Frye and Morgan were ap-
pointed Senate conferees
House Dill to provide term of court at Duluth,
Minn.. was reported back from the judiciary COM
mittee ana placed on the calendar
MI. loorneeS offered resolution, which was
d;t,pa ddu9poe1 authorizing the select committee on ad
during the recess
Mr: Malone gave notice of proposed change of
rules SO as to permit the consideration (betWeen
the close OF morning business and 2 o'clock) OF
senate bills on the calendar on alternate days and
Vi house Oils on the other alternate days.
DIRECT ELECTION OF SENATOR'S.
Mr. van Wyck offered a resolution declaring it
10 De the Judgment Of the Senate that a constitu-
ttonal amendment should be submitted to the
people for the election Of Senators directly by the
voters ana asked that it be laid over till to-mOr-
row, when he Will make remarks upon it.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD NQUIRNG BILL.
Mr. Hoar asked and obtained unanimous con-
sent 10 move Gas soon as the pleurO- pneumonia
bill is disposed Of-prObably today to take up the
Pacific railroad inquiry bill
RAILROAD LAND GRANTS
On motion OF Mr.. Plumb the House bill to pro-
vide for the adjustment Of land grants made by
congress to aid In the construction of railroads
within the state OF Kansas and for the forfeiture
OF unearned lands, was taken up.
The DILL and amendments were ordered printed
and went over till tomorrow.
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPoRE.
Mr.. Edmunds offered, as question of privilege,
resolution declaring that John j. Ingalls,, Sen
Of fco o1oo flov,
pro tenpore OF the Senate to take effect at O'Clock
IN the afternoon OF the Goth inst, at which time
the resignation of John Sherman the present
m pIesldent pro tenpore, will take effect. Laid over
The Senate then, on motion OF Mr.. Plumb, pro-
ceeded 70 the consideration Of the House bill to
unorganized territory south OF the state of Kansas
various amendments were agreed to and the bill
passed.
House Of Representatives.
MORE VETOED PENSION BILLS.
The Speaker laid before the House messages
from the President returning without his approval
bills granting pension to Anthony McRobertson,
Increasing the pensions of Margaret r. Jones and
LOr1n Burritt, and for the relief Of VIM. H. More
hause. Referred to appropriate committees.
On motion OF Mr.. Davidson (Fla.), the Senate bill
was passed making Tampa, Fla, port Of entry.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Messrs- Randall, Forney and Ryan were ap-
pointed conferees the sundry civil
bill.
Mr.. Dingley, Of Maine, presented memorials Of
Thatcher Post, g. A. R., Portland, Me-, and KIM
ball Post, Rumford Me-, asking for the passage OF
the dependent pension bill over the Presidents
veto. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Bragg, Of Wisconsin, Senate
amendments to the military academy appropria-
tlOn Dill were cOncurred In.
AcoNTEsT SETTLED.
Mr.. Henderson, Of North Carolina, called up the
report of the committee on elections upon the In
| diana contested election case OF Kidd against
Steele, and the resolution reported was adopted
without division. Ut confirms the right of the
contestee, Steele to the seatl
TEE DISTRICT APPROPRIATION Bill.
On motion OF Mr.. Wilson (W. Way the Senate
amendments to the District of Columbia appro-
| priation bill were non-concurred in.
THE POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
In pursuance Of the order made yesterday, Mr.
Blount (Ga) called up the report of the committee
| of the whole on the Senate amendments to the
post Office appropriation bill. The first three
senate amendments Telative to Office rentin Wash.
1ngton and limiting the placing of letter boxes to
public places, buildings and railroad stations)
In the fourth amendment (the proposition an.
| propr1ating 100000 to enable the Postmaster
General to contract for the carrying OF foreign
mails on American vessels to Central and South
America) nOn-cOncurrence was recommended.
Mi. Burrows CMtch.) moved that the House con-
cur IN the Senate amendment. LOSt-yeaS 13O
| nays 157.
THE VOTE ON THE SUBSIDY AMENDMENT
The following democrats voted in the aff1rma-
| tive:
Messrs. Adams On. W, Blanchard, Campbell co.
Compton, Curtin. Findlay, -Foran, Irion, King,
Lawler, Lore, Martin, Mitchell, Spriggs st. Martin
The following republicans voted in the negative
MessrS Anderson (Kan.l, Fuller, Guenther. Hen.
keWe stra Ns
Wakeneld, warner tMo.), and Weaver (Neb.l.
THE DEPENDENT PENSION BILL VETO.
The amendment was then non-concurred In, and
conference was adopted.
Mr. Matson Qnd.) called up the dependent pen
sion bill with the veto message Of the President
| thereon.
It was agreed that the debate should run until
O'clock, when the previous question should be con-
| MI. Conger Qowa) thought that the report Of
tne commlttee on invalid pensions was complete
answer to the Presidents hyperbolic criticisms or
the President In vetoing the pending measure yet
signing the Mexican pension bill. Had it come te
this that Wall street and the solid south were SC
instrumental In electtng chief executive that
| they could command him to approve a measure
which Injured to the benefit of men who had fought
| approval from one for the 6eneft OF those whose
sunerings had saved the nation and made II
Mr.. Sawyer, of New York, had no apology to ofrel
lot voting to pass over the veto bill which met
with the approval Of f0urths Of the people Of
the country.
| Mr.. Warner (do.) said that the question pre-.
Sented was whether the House would stand by the
brave men Of 1861 and 1865 who were dependent
on their daily labor for support, or by President
| VINO refused to sign bill which would take the
| OLD sOdlerS out OF the almShOuSeS The country
should blush to see one Of the least Of its defenders
| the inmate Of county poor house.
Mr.. O'Hara IN. CO. favored the bill and criticised
| tne ruling OF the pension offlce, denying aid te
| COlOred women who had lost their sons In war
The colored men did not go into the war as the
PRESIDENT indicated, for dollars and cents. When
the 54th and 55th Massachusetts, regiments, com
posed exclusively OF colOred men went out, and the
paymaster offered to pay them less than Other
| regiments because they were black they spurned
the money, and said, ''NO; we are in the cause o
liberty, ana II you cannot pay us what you pay
other soldiers we Will fight for our flag and cOun
| MI. Haynes ONLY would vote against the veto.
Mr.. Bayne Pa.) considered it the duty of Con
greSs to pass the bill over the Veto The bill wat
| being opposed by the most corrupt and hypOcritt
cal methods that could have been employed to de
| feat or promote legislation.
| Mr.. Grosvenor (OhiO), (referr1ng to objections
made Dy Mr.. Bragg, OF Wis, to requests OF various
members to print In the Record, regretted that
the President should have selected that gentleman
| to represent him.
MI. Burrows Mich.) considered what he termed
pletely answered by the report OF the COMMITTEES
| on invalid pensions.
| Mr.. Morrill, Kan.) pointed out and criticised
| what he regarded the false assumptions and In
| c0nSiStencteS with which the veto message
0D0unded. and appealed to the House. in the name